Vitamin D and lumisterol novel metabolites can inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication machinery enzymes
Shariq Qayyum, Taj Mohammad, Radomir M. Slominski, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan, Robert C. Tuckey, Chander Raman, Andrzej Słomiński
Abstract
Active forms of vitamin D and lumisterol can inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication machinery enzymes, which indicates that novel vitamin D and lumisterol metabolites are candidates for antiviral drug research.
Topics & Concepts
EnzymeCalcitriol receptorViral replicationBiologyBiochemistryVitamin D and neurologyProteaseReverse transcriptaseVirtual screeningVitaminRNADocking (animal)ChemistryDrug discoveryVirologyGeneVirusMedicineNursingEndocrinologyVitamin D Research StudiesComputational Drug Discovery MethodsVitamin C and Antioxidants Research